On this day, not long after Tong Yan went to the embroidery workshop, a distinguished guest came to the door, and this distinguished guest was Shi Xiang's third son - Shi Tianyu.

Shi Tianyu came very suddenly, and he didn't even inform Su Hao in advance. When the sleepy-eyed Su Hao appeared in the study in a homely robe, Shi Tianyu had been waiting for a while.

Su Hao took two sips of the hot tea offered by Xiao Si, woke up and fell asleep, and then said to Shi Tianyu: "You came here as soon as you said this, why didn't you say hello in advance?" ”

Shi Tianyu smiled slightly and replied: "Attack it unprepared, take it by surprise." I'll go to the government office in a moment, and I'll come to you first to hear the news. ”

Listen to the news? Su Hao smiled. Although it was a disaster, the business in these places to the east is more prosperous than usual, and the price is higher than usual. Counting the silver to fill the books, purchase houses, objects, subordinates and make clothes, it has already cost a lot, and I have gone to the place of sound and lust for a while in the past few days, and most of the silver brought by Shi Tianyu last time has been used.

Now that Shi Tianyu is here, if you don't knock on Shi Tianyu's bamboo bar, I always feel a little sorry for myself.

Su Hao's eyes lit up, staring at Shi Tianyu as if staring at a god of wealth.

Shi Tianyu and Su Hao have been dating for a day or two, looking at Su Hao's appearance, he knew what Su Hao was thinking with his toes, and without waiting for Su Hao to speak, he first broke Su Hao's thoughts: "The silver I gave you from Yunshang Xuan last time was also a lot, how can you spend it now, you should still have surplus food, right?" As for my money, don't even think about it! ”

"Hey, I'm also helping the court, right? Why are you so stingy! I don't want you to lose your own money! Su Hao's face collapsed a little, "Besides, it's also risky to inquire about the news, so I have to subsidize these people." ”

Shi Tianyu raised his eyebrows: "When did you lack silver?" Don't cry poor with me. ”

"You look at the friendship between the two of us for more than ten years, how much to give me! I don't have a semicolon of Yunshengxuan in Jiangnan, so I also need silver to live here, okay? ”

"Yes, I've been friends for more than ten years, what's wrong with helping me do something?" Shi Tianyu dusted his sleeves easily and raised his eyes to look at Su Hao.

It's this sentence again! Su Hao's shoulders fell, and he knew that in Shi Tianyu's brainless hands, it was a terrible thing to ask for a penny.

Shi Tianyu smiled slyly at Su Hao: "Let's talk about the results of your investigation." ”

Su Hao sighed and told Shi Tianyu the news that the doorman heard one by one.

Almost all the businessmen who had a branch in Jiangnan did not know about the flooding in Jiangnan. In return, the government reduced taxes and allowed these merchants to swallow the fact that they had been affected. Some people tried to avoid the government to report the news, but almost all of them were stopped by the government, those who sent out to deliver the news were imprisoned, and those who sent out to deliver the news through other means were almost stopped.

After listening to Su Hao's news, Shi Tianyu snorted coldly, it was really lawless.

Su Hao touched his chin and asked Shi Tianyu with some puzzlement: "It stands to reason that after suffering such a big disaster, it should be reported to the imperial court, and when the grain, grass and silver for disaster relief come, how can you hide it?" ”

"That's right." Shi Tianyu walked to the window and looked at the autumn colors outside, "But Jiangnan has asked the imperial court for grain, grass and silver for disaster relief for five consecutive years." ”

"Five years in a row? In the past few years, the wind and rain have been smooth, and it is not ...... at all" Su Hao glared, and suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking.

"There's no disaster at all, is it?" Shi Tianyu glanced back at Su Hao, "So, the grain, grass and silver allocated by the imperial court a few years ago have all gone into the pockets of these old men. The official grain was sold, and the silver taels were even more convenient, layer by layer, and when they arrived at the local county government in Jiangnan, the rest was probably less than 20%, and it was all in the county master's bag. ”

"That'...... This year? ”

"Jiangnan has always been rich, and after five consecutive years of disasters, the old man has long felt that something is wrong, and this year he has also found a reason to investigate Jiangnan, but this year Jiangnan has really suffered a disaster." Shi Tianyu sneered again, "Some people are afraid that the old man will be held accountable, and even the previous five years will be turned over, and this year's matter will be suppressed." ”

"Where is there so much to suppress?"

"Although there are many places that have been affected this year, most of them are not particularly serious, although it took a lot of effort for them to suppress these things, but it was not one or two heads that were saved."

Su Hao was silent.

Shi Tianyu took a deep breath, turned to look at Su Hao, and asked, "What about Tong Yan?" ”

"Huh? Oh, childish! Su Hao raised his head and pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, and whispered, "In the embroidery workshop." ”

Shi Tianyu raised his eyebrows: "Embroidery workshop? ”

"Well, the embroidery workshop!" Su Hao was very sure.

"Then you should tell me, why did the person you take care of go to the embroidery workshop?" Shi Tianyu's eyebrows raised again.

"Eh, I know that you and your cousin asked me to take care of Tong Yan, but this is what she wants to go by, I didn't force it!" Su Hao waved his hand and took a step back. I know that when it comes to Tong Yan going to work in the embroidery workshop, Shi Tianyu will definitely find fault.

Shi Tianyu didn't speak, just looked at Su Hao. Su Hao sighed again, and told Tong Yan's grandfather's injury and Tong Yan's begging him to go to the embroidery workshop to work again.

"Eh, this is the first time I've used my own relationship to stuff someone into it, and I've helped her! I also paid her salary! Moreover, her female popularity, I really didn't say it, so bad that I didn't have the face to see the steward, you know! Su Hao began to straighten out.

Shi Tianyu shook his head with a smile and said, "I didn't say anything about you, why are you in a hurry?" ”

Can you not be in a hurry, who knows what kind of moth your precious cousin is going to have. Su Hao pouted.

Shi Tianyu originally planned to take a look at Tong Yan, but since Tong Yan went to the embroidery workshop, he had to wait for Tong Yan to get off work in the evening, so he decided to go to see the two old men first. Su Hao accompanied them, and the two went to the old man's yard.

When Grandma Chen saw Su Hao coming, she was followed by a young man with a lofty spirit, and hurriedly helped Grandpa Chen to get out of bed on crutches and greeted her.

Shi Tianyu hurriedly took two steps forward to support the old man, and first placed the old man in front of the table on the side, and Su Hao introduced Shi Tianyu to the old man. As soon as he heard that it was the third young master of Shi Xiang's family, Grandpa Chen hurriedly got up and wanted to salute, but Shi Tianyu pressed him back on the stool.

"Old man, don't be polite, I have known Tong Yan for a long time, and I am also friends, so I am also a junior, so I should give you a salute to the second elder."

The two old men waved their hands with a smile, looked at Shi Tianyu carefully, and looked at each other again: Yan'er is so blessed, he actually met Shi Xiang's son and the young master of the Su family in the capital, and at first sight, they were all dignified and polite, which is really good.

Shi Tianyu was a little stunned, and he didn't know why the two old men looked at him with a smile for a long time, so he had to cast an inquiring glance at Su Hao, but Su Hao avoided his gaze and looked away.